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Links for our discussion: UMW Library Guide to GIS Resources Images, movies, and audio — What are your favorite sites for finding these kinds of historical materials? Post them on your blogs (linking to this post) or post them in the comments here. Examples of UMW student digital projects: Websites: History of Sterilization Procedures History […]

I really enjoyed reading all of your autobiographical (and nearly autobiographical) paragraphs. Here are just a few of the most-commented-on posts for us to discuss in class. Justin Mary Beth Jessica Amanda Elle Lacey Kari

For Monday, the Secondary Source Analysis Questions: Start by providing the full bibliographic citation for one of your secondary sources Compose an answer to the following questions: 1. Provide some information about the author. 2. Why did the author write this book? What’s the author’s perspective? 3. What is the author’s methodology? What sources does […]

Based on the blog postings and our experiences, these are the various formats we use to take notes for research papers. Note Cards Post-It Notes Word Processor (with or without templates) Outlines or free-form notes Citation (or other pay note-taking software like Nota Bene) Microsoft OneNote Excel/Access–For information in larger quantities that is consistent in […]

These are tips that some of us in class have found helpful in our daily computer use. Word 97/2003 “To alphabetize a bibliography in Word97, select data, click table, sort, OK, and the data will be sorted automatically for you.” — Ellen F. Fonts and colors in Word — Justin Jessica reminds us that we […]

Some examples from the class…. Name confusion — Justin Wikipedia…. — Amanda Wrong audience — Lacey Credibility Questions — Davis, Tommy Fanboy Sites (aka obsessive amateur) — Julie [The site she should have linked to for today….] What do we do about blogs? — Kari

Well, I’m sure exhausted after 50 minutes of fast-paced searching in 4 different databases and a quick del.icio.us tutorial. I imagine everyone else is too. But, during those 50 minutes there were more than 100 different source citations marked in del.icio.us in those 50 minutes for people in the class. That doesn’t include those sources […]